Orlando Hernandez

Steiner Sports MLB Orlando Hernandez Mets Action Autographed 8-by-10-Inch Photograph (AM Auth) Collectible by your favorite athlete Comes with a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity This graph measures Autographed 8×10 Photograph Orlando Hernandez the talented Cuban pitcher better known as El Duque broke into the Majors with the New York Yankees and went on to win three World Series Championships with the Bombers. He won another World Series ring in 2005 while with the...Read Full Story

...So after hearing Rick Peterson wax poetic about how Orlando Hernandez' signature leg kick was not what made him so good, it turns out that he was completely wrong. Yesterday El Duque looked somewhat similar to the guy we've seen in the past, ditching the other wind up that made him look like a robot and throw 72mph. It seems as though no one but Hernandez knew that was coming, which is just another example of how El Duque beats to his own drum. I'd love to see someone else in the 5th...Read Full Story

...Another great article from Mets.com: For as long as he has been a big league pitcher, and while he was pitching in Cuba as well, Orlando Hernandez has been all about deception -- the exaggerated leg kick, hiding his pitches, the occasional sidearm sling and the rare Bugs Bunny changeup. And most folks in the game believe numerical information on El Duque's birth certificate to be fictional. It is with that record of deception in mind that the latest episode of Hernandez's second Mets...Read Full Story

So I'm sitting here watching the always terrific program Hot Stove , on the always terrific MLB Network. There's a commercial break, and this is what comes onto my television screen: Orlando Hernandez selling water valves! What a gem! This is hilarious to me for so many reasons. Here's some of them that immediately come to mind: 1. Orlando Hernandez? Could there be a more random (former)athlete to use to sell something? Orlando's been out of baseball since 2007. He never made a single All...Read Full Story

Orlando Hernandez Bio Sketch:   Name Orlando Hernandez Date Of Birth October 11, 1965 Place Of Birth Villa Clara, Cuba Height Be the first to add this Weight Be the first to add this Nationality Cuban Celebrity Status Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher Update this Bio Share and Enjoy: Tweet ThisRead Full Story